#8B37AB#8B37AB

#8B37AB is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.186 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B37AB
RGB	rgb(139, 55, 171)
HSL	hsl(283, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 67.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.85, 53.46, -46.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.85, 70.87, 318.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.48% 0.1317 -0.1308)
OKLCH	oklch(50.48% 0.186 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.3632, 11.1623, 39.6547)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B37AB #57AB37

analogous

#5137AB #8B37AB #AB3791

triadic

#8B37AB #AB8B37 #37AB8B

tetradic

#8B37AB #AB5137 #57AB37 #3791AB

square

#8B37AB #AB5137 #57AB37 #3791AB

split-complementary

#8B37AB #91AB37 #37AB51

monochromatic

#40194E #65287D #8B37AB #A956C9 #C185D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8B37AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8B37AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B37AB

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B37AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B37AB	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3460A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b37ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 55, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.186 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b074c5',
    500: '#8b37ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b37ab;
$custom-light: #b074c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b37ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.448,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50482,
    "c": 0.18567,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B37AB

secondary

#8FC17C

accent

#DB4D74

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B37AB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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